UBC marine ecologist Dr. Chris Harley initially told the media that more than a billion mussels, clams, sea stars and other invertebrates may have cooked to death in the area between Campbell River and Washington state. That was a ‘back of the envelope’ estimate, based on his observations among the Lower Mainland’s mussel population and some preliminary reports. Harley has done a great deal more research since then. He now guesstimates that, conservatively speaking, the number of marine fatalities during last June’s heat wave is closer to 10 billion.
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Canada’s drug policy — not drugs — is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw public and policymakers’ attention to poisoned street drugs and an ongoing health crisis that has killed more than 21,000 people in just five years, advocates say.
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‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Indigenous man killed by RCMP
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This article contains accounts of police violence, as well as accounts of racism and hate against Indigenous people that could be triggering. Please read with care.
A busy pier forms the backdrop to the small courtyard next to Island Funeral Services funeral home in Campbell River on July 20. Alunaye, Laura Holland sits in the shade of a nearby maple tree, waiting for the memorial ceremony for her son to begin.
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Campbell River RCMP may have gunned down an innocent man
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter – The opinions expressed in this article belong to the people expressing them and are not necessarily shared by CKTZ, its board, staff, volunteers or listeners.
The Campbell River RCMP may have gunned down an innocent man when they killed Jared Lowndes on July 8, 2021.
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Vancouver seeking $20 million grant to capture and clean rainfall
By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal government is inviting the City of Vancouver to apply for up to $20 million in funding for natural infrastructure projects to support the city’s strategy to capture and clean rainfall with natural solutions.
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